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Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Missouri
1840 Missouri gubernatorial election|
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The 1840 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1840. In the election,
Democrat
Thomas Reynolds defeated
Whig candidate
John Bullock Clark.
General election
Candidates
Results
Aftermath
Thomas Reynolds would not live for the full length of this term, committing suicide on February 9, 1844,
[2] and being replaced by
Lt. Governor
Meredith Miles Marmaduke.
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